Police are on scene

Two lanes closed on M25 for lorry recovery

Lanes one and two of four are have been closed from 09.50am to recover the lorry after overturning down an embankment at around 11.30pm last night.

The closure is expected to remain in place through the afternoon. A car had also broken down in the queues and is adding to delays.

09:30KEY EVENT

The East of England Ambulance service said:

“We were called at 11.34pm yesterday evening (19th March) to reports of a road traffic collision between a lorry and a car.

“We sent three ambulance crews, three units from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), three ambulance officers, a rapid response vehicle, BASICS Doctor, and the East Anglian Air Ambulance rapid response vehicle.

“Two women were pronounced dead at the scene while a man and a child were taken to hospital.”

08:39

Traffic is starting to ease

Traffic is coping well and delays are starting to ease.

08:30

Police continue their enquiries

Enquiries in to the collision and the events leading up to it are being led by the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk